Due to the potential threat and timing of Fay, WFSU and the FSU College of Music have decided to postpone 'A Classical Evening at Opperman.' This decision was made for the health and safety of our patrons and performers.
The original date was Friday, August 22 at 8:00 PM at Opperman Music Hall.
The rescheduled date is Friday, September 5 at 8:00 PM at Opperman Music Hall.
All tickets will be honored. If you have questions about your tickets, please contact us at (850) 487-3170.
A Classical Evening at Opperman
Benefit Concert for WFSQ 91.5 FM
Your Classical Music Source
TRIO SOLIS
Founded in 2008, Trio Solis combines three dynamic virtuosi, all members of the artist/faculty at Florida State University's College of Music. Each member brings a wealth of performing experience in the chamber music and solo arenas. Together the group possesses a vitality and freshness of approach that has already delighted audiences. Trio Solis is: Corinne Stillwell (bio), Gregory Sauer (bio), and Read Gainsford (bio).
The Evening's Program will include:
HAYDN Trio in E-flat Major
SCHOENFIELD Café Music
BRAHMS Trio #1 in B Major, Op. 8.
For more information about A Classical Evening at Opperman 2008, please contact WFSU via our contact form or by phone: 850/487-3170 x351 or 316.
CORINNE STILLWELL, violin - Corinne Stillwell earned her degrees from The Juilliard School, where she first enrolled at age ten. A versatile musician, she has appeared in recital at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, on the Dame Myra Hess series in Chicago, and as soloist with numerous orchestras across the United States and on tour in Eastern Europe. Her chamber music activities have included performances at Alice Tully Hall, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Kosciuszko Foundation, the Museum of Modern Art, and at the festivals of Aspen, Norfolk, Skaneateles, the Victoria Bach Festival, and the International Festival-Institute at Round Top in Texas. Frequently heard on WXXI-FM public radio, she has collaborated with David Shifrin, Robert Levin, Pepe Romero, members of the Pro Arte and Cavani quartets, and members of the faculty at the Eastman School of Music. She has served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic and prior to that, was a member of the Harrington String Quartet in Amarillo, Texas. In 2007, Ms. Stillwell joined the faculty at Florida State University's College of Music, where she is Assistant Professor of Violin.
GREGORY SAUER, cello - Praised for his versatility, Mr. Sauer has appeared in recitals at the Old First Concert Series in San Francisco, the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, and the Brightmusic Concert Series in Oklahoma City, among many others. Greg is a prizewinner in the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and Ima Hogg National competitions, and has performed concertos with the Houston Symphony, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, the Quad City Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, among others. Chamber music appearances have been in many different settings, such as Tanglewood, Aspen Music Festival, Round Top Music Festival, the Texas Music Festival, the Garth Newel Music Center and the Boulder Modern Music Festival. Mr. Sauer holds the position of assistant principal cello of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra and served nine seasons as principal cellist of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra. He was appointed to the Florida State University College of Music faculty in 2006.
READ GAINSFORD, piano - Read Gainsford has performed widely in the USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as solo recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. He has made successful solo debuts at the Wigmore Hall and Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, and has performed in many other venues, including the John F. Kennedy Center, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Barbican Centre, Fairfield Halls, Birmingham Town Hall and St-Martin-in-the-Fields. He has recorded for the Amoris label, BBC Radio Three, Radio New Zealand's Concert Programme, and has broadcast on national television in New Zealand, the UK and Yugoslavia. Gainsford moved to the United States in 1992. Since that time he has been guest artist for the American Music Teachers Association and has also given numerous recitals, concerto performances and master-classes. He has appeared at the Gilmore Keyboard Festival and the Music Festival of the Hamptons, spent several summers at the Heifetz International Music Institute, is a member of the contemporary music group Ensemble X, and the Garth Newel Chamber Players. Gainsford has also enjoyed working with such musicians as Jacques Zoon, William Vermuelen, Roberto Diaz, Eddie vanOosthuyse and Luis Rossi. Formerly on the faculty of Ithaca College, where he received the college-wide Excellence in Teaching Award in 2004, Gainsford began as Associate Professor of Piano at Florida State University in 2005.
